and also gives recommendations for further developing children’s participation in Ethiopia. The overall aim of the assessment is to document processes, good practices, challenges, and lessons learned from programme experiences with the participation of children with a view to increasing action learning and improving future practices.

Case studies of projects which are believed to be demonstrative of children’s participation are also documented in order to highlight the practical implementation of children’s participation in the intervention programs of SCS and its partners.

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Children’s participation is an internal priority for Save the Children Sweden’s (SCS) Southern Sudan Programme, through which SCS strategically promotes and practically supports meaningful children’s participation. This Child Participation Study, commissioned by SCS in 2006 in southern Sudan, is expected to stimulate animated discussion on practical ways of working with children and the role children play in matters that affect them. The study can also serve as a useful advocacy tool. The results of this study indicate that over 90% of the interviewed children want to be involved meaningfully and participate in issues affecting their lives. The major challenge faced by the study is to identify practical ways and means to work with children and other stakeholders for effective and meaningful participation of girls and boys in their families, schools and communities. Building upon the identification of the